All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 18 2022 // Heavy snow during a winter storm Sunday caused part of a roof to collapse on a dorm at Brevard College, but all 50 students inside got out safely, authorities said.Emergency crews responded to Jones Hall just after 3 p.m....
Dec 20 2021 // What was described as a “massive” fire destroyed most of a sprawling QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, shutting down a major employer just days before Christmas.About 75% of the...
Dec 16 2021 // A North Carolina workers’ compensation claimants’ attorney has agreed to close his practice after he was disbarred for settling a claim against his client’s wishes, then billing her for expenses.Bright...
Nov 30 2021 // Two Southern states have taken steps to provide improved benefits for first responders who suffer from mental conditions and from cancers that may be linked to workplace hazards.In North Carolina, lawmakers approved a...
Nov 24 2021 // North Carolina homeowners will see insurance premiums climb an average of 7.9% next year, but that’s much less of an increase that a state rating bureau had requested, the state insurance commissioner announced.The...
Nov 18 2021 // North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is suing the founders of an e-cigarette maker over his concerns that their product is being marketed to children through kid-friendly flavors and poor age verification.Stein...
Nov 15 2021 // Until now, it has been practically verboten for insurers in many states to offer policyholders a free fitness tracker, such as a FitBit, or even wearable sniffers for factory workers to help detect toxic gases.The...
Nov 10 2021 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has settled a months-long disagreement with the state’s rating bureau on mobile home insurance rates, resulting in an increase that’s about half of what insurers had...
Nov 8 2021 // Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, one of the largest insurance brokers in the world, has acquired Pelnik Insurance, a North Carolina independent agency, the company announced. Pelnik, founded in 1994, offers...
Nov 1 2021 // Alera Group, a national insurance and wealth management firm, announced it has acquired 102-year-old Bagwell & Bagwell Insurance in North Carolina. Bagwell, founded in 1919, is a property and casualty agency that...
Nov 1 2021 // A hearing set for today on a proposed 24.5% average increase in homeowners’ insurance rates has been postponed until Jan. 3, the North Carolina Department of Insurance announced.The rate increase was recommended by...
Oct 12 2021 // Thanks to the continuing shortage and price levels of some types of framing lumber, the North Carolina Department of Insurance hopes to clear up confusion over what other types of wood can be used under the state’s...
Oct 11 2021 // North Carolina lawmakers hope a bill that creates a “regulatory sandbox” will spur innovation in the insurance and financial sectors in the state, particularly in the use of blockchain technology.The North...
Oct 5 2021 // Since the pandemic began, most of the COVID-19-related business interruption disputes have not gone in favor of the policyholders, especially in federal court. More than 90% of motions to dismiss in federal lawsuits, in...
Sep 28 2021 // A worker at a North Carolina plant was taken to a hospital over the weekend after a crane collapsed onto a truck, officials said.A Fayetteville fire department official said the crane fell on the cab of a truck while the...
Sep 22 2021 // Officials with a North Carolina agency have accused a mother and son of falsely telling an insurance company that her car and truck had been struck multiple times by deer and other animals.A news release from state...
Sep 9 2021 // President Joe Biden approved a request on Wednesday for federal funds to be made available to residents of western North Carolina who saw major flooding last month due to Tropical Storm Fred.Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper...
Sep 7 2021 // A gay substitute teacher was wrongfully fired by a Roman Catholic school in North Carolina after he announced in 2014 on social media that he was going to marry his longtime partner, a federal judge has ruled.U.S. District...
Sep 7 2021 // A family that lost five members in a tubing accident on a North Carolina river is suing Duke Energy, saying the utility failed to adequately warn people that its dam poses life-threatening risks.Their lawsuit, filed in...
Aug 31 2021 // North Carolina environmental regulators announced this week that a plant that for years discharged so-called “forever chemicals” into the air and water is not currently in compliance with its air permit.In its...